Cyclichthys hardenbergi (de Beaufort, 1939)

Leis, Jeffrey M., 2006, Nomenclature and distribution of the species of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae (Pisces, Teleostei), Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63 (1), pp. 77-90 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2006.63.10
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E48787-FF83-FF8E-FCDD-5A3CFB66FC7B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cyclichthys hardenbergi (de Beaufort, 1939)
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Treatment

Cyclichthys hardenbergi (de Beaufort, 1939) View in CoL

Chilomycterus hardenbergi de Beaufort, 1939: 33–34 View in CoL (New Guinea)*

*extant type

Based on examination of 21 museum specimens from throughout the limited range, including the holotype. There are no real questions as to the identity of this species: de Beaufortʼs (1939, ref. 17230) description is diagnostic, and the type is extant. This species has one of the more limited ranges within the family.

Distribution. Indo-Pacific

North-western Australia to the west coast of Cape York, and the south coast of New Guinea. Kailola (1975) also recorded it from the Trobirand Islands.